Drinking aftermath

"Are you worried, Cora?" Jack couldn't hide his amusement. "I can almost smell jealousy coming from you!"

"It might sound irrational to you, but there's something like a female instinct, and it screams that I shouldn't underestimate the fact that Aren's ex-girlfriend suddenly appeared in the city," I said. "I'm aware that it is quite shallow of me to worry about his ex while he is still unconscious. Nonetheless, it bothers me more now that I've just heard how Aren couldn't cope with her leaving him. What if someone brought her here on purpose? What if it was someone who knew how much she meant to Aren and wanted to mess him up?"

"Don't you think that you are a little bit paranoid, Cora?" Chris mocked. "Aren seemed to be happy with you. I doubt that he would take a trip down memory lane and reminisce about some chick that double-crossed him."

I frowned and clenched my fist. "He already did! He had nightmares the night after someone sent him pictures of her, walking around the streets o